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North Somerset Council

Local authority area: North Somerset

North Somerset is an unitary authority, in the South West England region of England. It covers 373.8 km² and had 219,145 residents in 2022 — about 586 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in Weston-super-Mare.

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People

Population

Estimates recorded for North Somerset, 2011–2022.

Residents, 2022219,145+7.9% since 2011

Land area373.8km²144.3 sq mi

Density586/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#120of 382 UK councils · #107 in England

Population estimates5 data points

203.1K204.4K209.9K213.9K219.1K

20112012201520182022

History

How the council came to be

1974
Created
Formed from Avon, Long Ashton Rural District, Axbridge Rural District.

Abroad

Twinned with

Hildesheim

Same region, same type

Other unitary authorities in South West

All councils in South West

Somerset576,852 Cornwall575,413 Wiltshire515,885 City of Bristol479,024 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole401,898 Dorset383,274 South Gloucestershire294,765 City of Plymouth266,862 Swindon235,657 Bath and North East Somerset195,618 Torbay139,479 Isles of Scilly2,281

Elections

35 electoral wards

Census 2021: 216,729 residents in 94,649 households across the wards; 23.9% aged 65+, 71.6% of homes owned, 15.0% of households without a car.

1Weston-super-Mare Milton4,241 households · 23.4% aged 65+9,634 2Weston-super-Mare South4,097 households · 14.0% aged 65+9,524 3Weston-super-Mare Winterstoke3,737 households · 6.1% aged 65+9,463 4Portishead West3,897 households · 27.3% aged 65+9,161 5Weston-super-Mare Central4,581 households · 22.9% aged 65+9,091 6Weston-super-Mare South Worle3,828 households · 21.7% aged 65+9,001

All wards of North Somerset

Visit

Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

CWeston-super-Mare Visitor Information CentreCouncil office · Weston-super-Mare BS23 1AL · hours listed PBanwell Parish CouncilParish council · Banwell BS29 6DB · hours listed PChurchill Parish CouncilParish council · Winscombe BS25 5NH · hours listed PCongresbury Parish CouncilParish council · Bristol BS49 5DX PWinscombe & Sandford Parish CouncilParish council · Winscombe BS25 1JA · hours listed

Westminster

Constituencies

North Somerset · 19 wards Weston-super-Mare · 12 wards Wells and Mendip Hills · 4 wards

Source: Wikidata Q178196 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.